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Cycling At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's BMX
The men's BMX racing competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the Bicycle motocross, BMX track at the London Velopark, Velopark within the Olympic Park, from 8 to 10 August. Latvia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Latvia's Māris Štrombergs won the gold medal, successfully defending his victory in 2008, with a time of 37.576 seconds. Sam Willoughby, representing Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Australia, won silver and Carlos Oquendo from Colombia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Colombia took the bronze. Competition format The riders were seeded into four quarter-finals based on a time trial. Each of the four quarter-finals comprised five runs, using a point-for-place system. The top two riders after three runs advanced to the semi-finals (without having to finish the remaining two rides), in addition the top two remaining riders progressed after the full five runs. The semi-finals consisted of three runs, with the top four in each ...
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London Velopark
Lee Valley VeloPark is a cycling centre in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London, England. It is owned and managed by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, and it was opened to the public in March 2014. The facility was one of the permanent venues for the 2012 2012 Summer Olympics, Olympic and 2012 Summer Paralympics, Paralympic Games. Lee Valley VeloPark is at the northern end of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It has an indoor velodrome and a BMX racing track, which have been used for the Games, as well as a one-mile (1.6 km) road bicycle racing, road course and 5 miles (8 km) of Trail#Bicycle trail, mountain bike trails. The park replaces the Eastway Cycle Circuit demolished to make way for it. The facilities built for the Olympics were constructed between 2009 and 2011. The first event in the Velopark was the London round of the 2011 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series. Planning In February 2005, plans were announced for a £22 million VeloPark. Spor ...
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Connor Fields (BMX Rider)
Connor Evan Fields (born September 14, 1992) is an Americans, American professional BMX racer. He represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's BMX, men's BMX event and finished 7th overall. He represented the United States again at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's BMX, men's BMX event. He won the gold medal in Rio de Janeiro, and became the first American to win an Olympic BMX gold. In the semifinals of the 2020 Summer Olympics Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's BMX racing, BMX event, Fields suffered a horrific crash off a jump heading into the first turn in the third run and failed to complete the trial. The International Olympic Committee tweeted their best wishes for recovery to Fields and Australian cyclist Saya Sakakibara, who was injured in a women's semifinals event on the same day. Fields announced his retirement from the sport on August 11, 2022. C ...
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Tory Nyhaug
Tory Nyhaug-Heinonen (born April 17, 1992) is a retired Canadian racing cyclist who represented Canada in BMX. He represented Canada at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event. He won a silver medal at the World Championships in 2014 and a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p .... In 2016 he was named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team. In Rio, Nyhaug made the Olympic final and finished 5th. Nyhaug was born in Canada to a Finnish mother and a Canadian father. Tory announced his retirement from professional cycling on November 18, 2019, due to long-term damages sustained from racing injuries. References External links * * * * * 1992 births Living people Canadian BMX riders Canadian male ...
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Luis Brethauer
Luis Brethauer (born 14 September 1992 in Aschaffenburg) is a German racing cyclist who represents Germany in BMX. Luis Brethauer is a so-called sports soldier (German Bundeswehr). He takes part as TSV Betzingen in Air BMX team. His sport career started in 2000. His first international championship happened in 2003 (European Championships in Klatovy), where he finished third. In the German Championships 2010, he was vice-winner. In 2011 Brethauer took his first noble ranking as 10th in the European Championship in Haaksbergen. He was also 10th at the World Championships in Copenhagen. In 2012 he won his first national title at the World Championships 2012 in Birmingham. Even though he was 49th in the final race of the European Championships in Orléans, he reached the final at the 6th Place. One of his biggest international successes in the World Cup (Supercross) 2012 is the 6th place in the Super Time Trial in Papendal and the 12th in the Super Time Trial in Randa mountain. Wit ...
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Manuel De Vecchi
Manuel de Vecchi is an Italian racing cyclist who represents Italy in BMX. He has been selected to represent Italy at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... in the men's BMX event. References External links * * * * * 1980 births Living people BMX riders Italian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Italy Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists from the Province of Verona 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ...
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Khalen Young
Khalen Young (born 20 November 1984) is an Australian racing cyclist who represents Australia in BMX. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event, reaching the semi-final. Young Young grew up in Kalgoorlie and then Perth in Western Australia, and followed his elder brothers into riding BMX bikes. He is Indigenous and the second youngest of six children. His grandmother's family was part of the Aboriginal "stolen generation". He had great success in junior competitions, before making the senior Australian team and competing in the Brazil World Championships in 2002. In 2004 he quit the sport, deciding to compete again only when BMX was entered into the 2008 Olympic games in 2007. He moved to California to complete professionally, winning many US competitions. In 2007 he won the opening round of the World Cup Supercross, and the Australian National championships. At the 2007 World Championships in Victoria, Canada, he won silver. In 2007 he won the UCI BMX Supe ...
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Kurt Pickard
Kurt Pickard (born 14 March 1991) is a BMX racer who was born in Tauranga, New Zealand. Pickard was selected for the New Zealand team in the 2012 London Olympics, finishing in 28th place. Pickard attended Tauranga Boys' College Tauranga Boys' College is a state secondary school for boys, located on the edge of the downtown area of Tauranga, New Zealand. The school was founded in 1946 as Tauranga College, before overcrowding saw the school become single-sex in 1958. The .... References External links * * * * 1991 births Living people BMX riders New Zealand male cyclists Olympic cyclists for New Zealand Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tauranga 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-cycling-bio-stub ...
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David Herman (BMX Rider)
David Herman (born May 9, 1988 in Lakewood, Colorado) is an American racing cyclist who represents the United States in BMX. He grew up in Falls Creek & Lort Smith. He represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event. Herman was the ABA ABA may refer to: Aviation * AB Aerotransport, former Scandinavian airline * IATA airport code for Abakan International Airport in Republic of Khakassia, Russia Businesses and organizations Broadcasting * Alabama Broadcasters Association, Uni ... National No. 1 Amateur in 2005 and 2006. He finished fifth overall at the 2012 UCI BMX World Championships. References External links * David Hermanat USA BMX * * * 1988 births Living people American BMX riders American male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the United States Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Lakewood, Colorado 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ...
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Rihards Veide
Rihards Veide (born 1 November 1991) is a Latvian BMX racer. He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing in 7th place in the final. Veide has won the bronze medal at 2011 European Championships. He was born in Valmiera, Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t .... References External links * * * * * 1991 births Living people BMX riders Latvian male cyclists 21st-century Latvian sportsmen Olympic cyclists for Latvia Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for Latvia Cyclists at the 2015 European Games Sportspeople from Valmiera {{Latvia-cycling-bio-stub ...
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Liam Phillips
Liam Peter Phillips (born 11 March 1989) is a BMX racing cyclist representing Great Britain. In 2013 he won the UCI BMX World Championships, his first. Having been cycling from the age of 5, he took up competitive BMX whilst a junior and won ten consecutive British titles. He won his first European title in 1999, and represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, at the 2012 Summer Olympics (despite having broken his collarbone shortly before) and at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Early life Born at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, he was raised in Burnham-on-Sea and attended The King Alfred School. He began cycling at the age of five years, and often raced his sister. Both of his parents were involved in BMX with his father being a former national coach, and helped to found the local BMX club in Burnham. Cycling career Between the ages of five and fourteen, he was the winner of ten consecutive British BMX titles. In 1999 he won the European BMX Championship for the fir ...
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Marc Willers
Marc Willers (born 11 September 1985) is a New Zealand racing cyclist who represents New Zealand in BMX. He was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2008 and the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... in the men's BMX event, reaching the semi-final in 2012. References External links * * * * 1985 births Living people BMX riders New Zealand male cyclists Olympic cyclists for New Zealand Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Cambridge, New Zealand Cyclists from Waikato 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-cycling-bio-stub ...
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Quentin Caleyron
Quentin Caleyron (born 30 January 1988) is a French racing cyclist who represents France in BMX and track cycling. He represented France at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event, finishing 12th. He turned to track cycling Track cycling is a Cycle sport, bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its i ... in 2018 and disputed his first World cup in Berlin at the end of 2018. Major results BMX * London Olympic Games : 12th * European championships ** Bronze 2013 ** Bronze 2015 References External links * * * * * 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint-Étienne Cyclists from Loire (department) French male cyclists French track cyclists Olympic cyclists for France French BMX riders Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics European Games medalists in cycling European Games ...
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